The objective of this study is to conduct laboratory experiments on low-swirl injectors (LSIs) to obtain the basic information for adapting LSI to burn and diluted fuels that will be utilized in the gas turbines of the integrated gasification combined cycle coal power plants. The LSI is a novel ultralow emission dry-low combustion method that has been developed for gas turbines operating on natural gas. It is being developed for fuel-flexible turbines burning a variety of hydrocarbon fuels, biomass gases, and refinery gases. The adaptation of the LSI to accept flames is guided by an analytical expression derived from the flow field characteristics and the turbulent flame speed correlation. The evaluation of the operating regimes of nine LSI configurations for shows an optimum swirl number of 0.51, which is slightly lower than the swirl number of 0.54 for the hydrocarbon LSI. Using particle image velocimetry (PIV), the flow fields of 32 premixed -air and -air flames were measured. The turbulent flame speeds deduced from PIV show a linear correlation with turbulence intensity. The correlation constant for is 3.1 and is higher than the 2.14 value for hydrocarbons. The analysis of velocity profiles confirms that the near field flow features of the flames are self-similar. These results demonstrate that the basic LSI mechanism is not affected by the differences in the properties of and hydrocarbon flames and support the feasibility of the LSI concept for hydrogen fueled gas turbines.
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Laboratory Study of Premixed H2-Air and H2–N2-Air Flames in a Low-Swirl Injector for Ultralow Emissions Gas Turbines
R. K. Cheng,
R. K. Cheng
Environmental Energy Technologies Division,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
, Berkeley, CA 94720
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D. Littlejohn
D. Littlejohn
Environmental Energy Technologies Division,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
, Berkeley, CA 94720
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R. K. Cheng
Environmental Energy Technologies Division,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
, Berkeley, CA 94720
D. Littlejohn
Environmental Energy Technologies Division,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
, Berkeley, CA 94720J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2008, 130(3): 031503 (9 pages)
Published Online: April 2, 2008
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Received:
May 9, 2007
Revised:
September 17, 2007
Published:
April 2, 2008
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Cheng, R. K., and Littlejohn, D. (April 2, 2008). "Laboratory Study of Premixed H2-Air and H2–N2-Air Flames in a Low-Swirl Injector for Ultralow Emissions Gas Turbines." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2008; 130(3): 031503. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2836480
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